Adjustable furniture-standard fastener.



PATENTED 001. 15, 1907.

W. S. STANLEY. ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE STANDARD FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1907 Q m mom UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. STANLEY, OF DALTON, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO I. .T.DUANE, OF DALTON, GEORGIA.

- ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE-STANDARD Y FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed February 18,1907. Serial No. 357,983.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dalton, in the county of Whitfield and State of Georgia,have invented a new and useful Improvement in an Adjustable Furniture-Standard Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fastener for furniture standards and isintended for use in connection with dressers, bureaus, side-boards,wash-stands, etc. It is the common practice to secure these standards inplaces by means of two blocks of wood arranged obliquely and secured tothe back of the article of furniture and to the standard by means ofscrews. When the standard has been removed it is necessary in order toreplace it to fit these blocks so that the screw openings in the blockswill register with those in the standard.

My invention consists of metal plate which is preferably secured to theback of the standard and which carriesa threaded bolt, of a slottedplate secured to the back of the dresser or other piece of furniture anda slotted plate having an eye at one end to engage the threaded bolt ofthe metal plate first mentioned, together with means for locking theplate having the eye to the other plates.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a rearelevation of a bureau showing a stand ard connected thereto with myfastener. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastening device showing thevarious parts assembled in their relative positions with respect to eachother. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective viewv of a slidable locking plate. ployed with the fastener.

This fastener consists of a metal plate A which is longitudinallyslotted as shown at A and which has perforated ears A through whichscrews are passed in order to secure the same upon the back of thearticle of furniture. A small metal plate B also provided withcountersunk screw openings B and a threaded bolt B projects centrallyfrom the plate B and is rigid with the plate.

A connecting plate is provided which consists of a bar C which at oneend terminates in an eye portion G adapted to fit loosely over the boltB The bar G is also longitudinally slotted as shown at C said slotextending to the end of the bar opposite the eye portion C. A smalllocking plate D is slotted as shown at D and is provided with dependingside lugs D and with depending tongue at one end as at D The slot A iswedge-shaped in cross-section as shown at Fig. 3 and a bolt E having awedge-shaped head E is adapted to pass through the slot A thus wedgingthe head in the slot.

Winged nuts F fit in the bolts 13 and E respectively.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a bolt em- 1 In use the plate A can besecured by means of screws to the back of the article of furniture atthe factory and the other parts can be placed in one of the drawers andthe plate B may be secured to the back of the standard when the same isput into position at the store.

As the various parts are adjustable with respect to each other, theplates A can be put into position very quickly as it is not necessarythat they should be fitted exactly at any particular point upon thefurniture back. The standard is locked -to the piece of furniture byslipping the eye G of the bar C over the bolt B The locking plate D isplaced upon the bar O the lugs D resting upon opposite sides of the barand guiding the plate D in any sliding movement along the bar. Thetongue D drops into sockets A formed in the plate A. These sockets areformed in what may be considered the lower side of the plate 'A. Theparts are then securely locked in position by threading the winged nutsF upon the bolts B and E.

In the drawings I have shown the bar C arranged at a right angle to theplate A, and as the plate is slotted it will be obvious that the bolt Ecan be shifted along the slot A, so that it will usually be possible toarrange the bar C at a right angle to the plate A, even if the plate Bis not placed exactly above the central portion of the plate A. It isalso unnecessary to lock either the plate A or the plate B within anyexact position relative to the edges of the furniture back or of thestandard as the slotting 0f the bar 0 and the sliding upon the bar ofthe plate D permits the necessary vertical adjustment so that thelocking of the standard to the back can be readily accomplished with theplates A and B at different distances apart. If desired, the plates Band A can be placed slightly out of vertical alinement in which eventthe bar C would occupy a slightly oblique position as do the ordinarywooden slats in common use.

In moving furniture provided with this fastener it is only necessary toremove the winged nuts, lift off the small plates D and then disengagethe bars 0 from the plates A and B. When the standard is to be placedback it is only necessary to fit the eyes of the bars C over the bolts Band to fit the slotted plate D over the bolt E, which bolt it will beunderstood is in position to project through the slot 0 of the bar 0,and then to place the nuts F in position and tighten them down. Thismakes it unnecessary to remove or put in any screws or to use any toolsin order to take off or put on a standard after the plates A and B haveonce been assembled in their proper position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A fastener of the kind described comprising a plate longitudinallyslotted, the slot being wedge-shaped in cross-section, of a plate havinga threaded bolt rigid therewith, of a longitudinally slotted bar, saidbar having an eye formed at one end to engage the bolt, a bolt having awedgeshaped head, said b'olt extending through the slot of the firstmentioned plate and also through the slot of the bar and nuts fittingsaid bolts.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a longitudinally slottedplate adapted to be secured at the back of a dresser, a bolt having ahead sliding in said slot, a plate adapted to'be secured to the back of.a standard,.a threaded bolt carried by said plate, a bar adapted toengage both of said bolts, and nuts working upon the bolts and clampingthe bar.

3. A fastener of the kind described comprising a. plate having a boltrigid therewith, a slotted plate, a bolt having a head loosely held insaidslot and slldable along the slot, a bar having an eye portionfitting over the rigid bolt, and a slottedportion to engage the movablebolt, a slotted plate slidable upon the bar and also fitting. over themovable bolt, and winged nuts engaging said bolts.

4. A-device of the kind described comprising a plate having a rigidbolt, a plate carrying a slidable bolt, a bar having an eye at one endto engage oneof the bolts and slotted to engage the other. holt, aclamping. plate slotted to aline with the slot of the bar, said platesliding upon projecting. bolt rigid with the plate, a slotted plate abolt having a head loosely held in said slot and slidable along theslot, a bar having an eye at one end to engage one of said: bolts andslotted to engage the other bolt, a locking plate also slotted, saidlocking plate having depending side lugs resting upon opposite sides ofthe slottedrbar and winged nuts working upon the bolts.

6. A fastener of the kind described comprising a plate, a bolt rigidwith the plate, a bar longitudinally slotted, said slot beingWedge-shaped in crosssection, a bolt having a wedge-shaped head workingin. said slot, a slotted bar having. an eye portion at one end toengagethe rigidholt, the movable bolt passing through the slot of the bar aplate slidably resting upon-the bar, said plate having side lugsengaging the sides ofthe bar and a tongue working in the slotof thebar,' the movable bolt passing also through the last. mentionedv platesand nuts fitting upon the bolts.

' -W1LLIAM S. STANLEY. Witnesses- S. B. FELKER, Guns. L. CARTER.

